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Agoda’s C-Suite: Global Challenges, Working With Booking Holdings and Superapps

Travel, when you think about it end-to-end, involves a lot of stress, headaches, planning, and orchestration. The Agoda C-Suite gets this and knows their mission is to ease these burdens for travelers. And they're relying heavily on tech to achieve this.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 12 mins ago

Airlines

India Becomes Third-Largest Domestic Aviation Market – India Report

There is an overall push in India to enhance air connectivity to smaller regions across the country. An increase in number of airports, increase in disposable income, and heightened interest in travel have given airlines the confidence to invest in expansion of their domestic operations. This is leading to Indians traveling more, domestically and internationally.

Bulbul Dhawan | 41 mins ago

Short-Term Rentals

July 4 Vacation Rentals Surge at Atlantic Beaches But Soften in Cities: Exclusive

Delaware and Maryland beaches along with other U.S. coastal hotspots are seeing spikes in bookings for short-term rentals and vacation homes during the upcoming holiday weekend, according to exclusive data from AirDNA.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 hours ago

Tourism

Portland Tourism Chief to Retire After 19-Year Tenure

Portland is going to need another tourism champion, one who will be an outspoken advocate.

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 hours ago

Skift Meetings

Sphere Hosts its First Corporate Keynote

Sphere in Las Vegas hosted Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Discover 2024, which gave attendees a glimpse into the future of keynote events.

8 hours ago

Tourism

Ask Skift: How Does a Tourism Bump Impact Inflation?

Several destinations have experienced a tourism boom in recent years, but has a surge in visitors contributed to inflation?

Rashaad Jorden | 11 hours ago

Hotels

Oyo Launches Premium Hotel Brand in Dubai for Indian Travelers

Oyo looks to make the most of India's burgeoning outbound travel market, as evidenced by its recent launch of premium hotels in popular destinations for Indian tourists.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 13 hours ago

Announcements

This Year’s Skift IDEA Awards Prize Package

With only one week remaining to submit your Skift IDEA Awards entry, let’s take a look at the incredible prize package you could be taking home — and trust us, it’s worth the entry cost.

Adam Stacey | 13 hours ago

Tourism

Spiritual Tourism in India Gives Boost to These 7 Emerging Cities

Hotel companies are betting big on the smaller towns in India. With spiritual tourism accounting for 60% of the domestic tourism, the segment is likely to drive the growth in the Indian hospitality industry for the next few years.

Bulbul Dhawan | 16 hours ago

Daily Lodging Report

Hilton Promises Increased China Investment

Hilton will increase investment in China, continuing rapid expansion as their fastest-growing international market with 671 hotels and a strong pipeline of new properties.

16 hours ago

Skift Research

Skift Travel Health Index: May 2024 Highlights

The Skift Travel Health Index reached 103 in May 2024, reflecting a 3% year-over-year increase. This aligns with Skift Research's travel outlook for 2024, which predicts a transition from recovery to stable, moderate growth for the travel industry.

20 hours ago